Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainHistorical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Page 119
In fact , way back in the sixteenth century Britons should have grown accustomed to the blacks continually settling ... for other reasons more serious than the fact that blacks were " mirth - provoking " because they were " unfamiliar .
In fact , way back in the sixteenth century Britons should have grown accustomed to the blacks continually settling ... for other reasons more serious than the fact that blacks were " mirth - provoking " because they were " unfamiliar .
Page 257
These facts proved of some value in the House of Commons . ... in spite of the fact that the British government was being put wise to the fact that black immigrants were not lowering the standard of living , or guilty of the other ...
These facts proved of some value in the House of Commons . ... in spite of the fact that the British government was being put wise to the fact that black immigrants were not lowering the standard of living , or guilty of the other ...
Page 295
In fact , they were taught to believe that . ... V. S. Naipaul , the Trinidad novelist and critic stressed the fact that " It is not fully realised how completely the West Indian Negro identified himself with England .
In fact , they were taught to believe that . ... V. S. Naipaul , the Trinidad novelist and critic stressed the fact that " It is not fully realised how completely the West Indian Negro identified himself with England .
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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